The Quakeress is a 1913 silent era short costume drama motion picture starring Louise Glaum, Charles Ray, and William Desmond Taylor.
Directed by Raymond B. West for the Broncho Motion Picture Company, the screenplay was written by J. G. Hawks.
The Quakeress was released on August 13, and distributed by the Mutual Film Corporation in two 10 minute parts (two-reels).Synopsis
The setting is an early American village, where a young Quaker woman, Priscilla (played by Glaum), is in love with the schoolmaster, John Hart (played by Ray). The local minister, Rev. Cole (played by Taylor), who calls on her at her cabin with flowers, is an unwelcome suitor. In revenge, he has "blue laws" passed, among them is one requiring attendance at church on Sunday.
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